In the past month, Scott was able to spend three days in Guayaquil
down on the coast of Ecuador .
He presented the material on the Avant statement of faith. Pray for those who
attended, that they will be able to go back to their own churches and share it
with their own church members. He was able to videotape it and now hopes to
have time to edit it and put together a simple DVD to share in other locations
that have interest.
He also was back in Colta teaching a day on the Doctrine of
Christ. For that day he had 60 in attendance. This group meets once a month and
it is exciting to see how it is growing in number. Please pray that they also
are growing in their walk with Christ.
In a couple of weeks Scott is scheduled to be back on the
coast in the city of Babahoyo
teaching Greek in the Spanish seminary, May 11-12. It has been a couple of
years since the last time he taught Greek. It has been a difficult class for
his previous students to grasp. It takes a lot of work outside of class and
many of his previous students haven't been willing to put the time into it that
is needed. Pray for Scott to take a difficult subject and make the material
interesting and practical for these students.
Last month we asked you to pray for our brother-in-law Dan.
Because of liver cancer he was on the transplant list. Two days after we sent
out our update, He got a call in the middle of the night that there was a liver
for him. It was amazing to be kept up to date by emails from his wife
throughout the day. By 8:00 that night
he was out of surgery with a new liver! It has been an up and down kind of
month for them. They feared he was rejecting the liver, so he had a biopsy done
a few days ago but the results showed all to be good. Please continue praying
for healing for Dan. He has a long recovery ahead of him. Also pray for his
family for strength to continue on and for a return to normal life.
David finishes up his 2nd year of college in 2 more weeks.
We are thankful for a summer job/internship with one of his professors for 10
weeks this summer. They'll be working on designing a water system for a 3rd
world country. Since he is studying civil engineering, and after living in a
3rd world country, he is excited about this opportunity. He'll be able to live
in on-campus housing but will be cooking for himself for the first time.
Joel turned 17 today! In the last months he has passed Scott
up in height. We're going to be having a party for him next weekend with
friends. We're putting together a murder mystery party, "A Knight of
Murder," for him. Pray for him as he finishes his Junior year and begins
to think of his future after high school.
Luke and his class are in the middle of working on the 6th
grade musical that will be performed in a month. He has one of the speaking
parts. Kristi also is in the middle of helping with this. It makes the days in
6th grade extra busy, but it is fun watching it all coming together.
This past week Kristi developed weakness in her left leg and
has been in quite a bit of pain. We are in the midst of having it checked out,
but are pretty sure it is a problem with one of her discs in her lower back.
She'll be seeing an orthopedic doctor who specializes on the spine Monday
afternoon. Please pray for Kristi to be able to get help with this problem. She
took the day off of work on Friday and is spending the weekend resting. Walking
is difficult and seems to irritate her back.
Praise the
Lord for a good conference in Guayaquil
Pray for
growth in the lives of the leaders in Colta.
Pray that
Scott's Greek students will apply themselves to their study.
Pray that
Scott will teach the Greek class well.
Praise the
Lord for providing a liver for Dan.
Pray for
recovery for Dan and strength for his family.
Praise the
Lord for providing a summer internship for David.
Pray for
Joel as he considers his future plans.
Pray that
the 6th grade musical will be a good ministry to families.
Pray for
help for Kristi's back pain.
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